Analysis of The Time I Like Best

Roger McGough 1937 (Litherland)



The time I like best is 6am
when the snow is 6 inches deep
which I'm yet to discover
'cause I'm under the covers
fast, fast asleep.


Scheme ABCDB
Poetic Form Cinquain  (40%)
Metre 0111111 1011101 1111010 1110010 1101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 127
Words 27
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 100
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Roger McGough

Roger McGough was born in Liverpool and educated at St Mary's College and the University of Hull. He has been a writer for many years, and his numerous collections have established him as one of the most distinctive and powerful voices in contemporary poetry. more…

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